Monthly Archives: January 2008

Barcode Labels What is the deal?

January 31, 2008 – 5:12 pm

OK, I hear direct thermal, thermal transfer, polybopp, kimdura, jewelry, kapton, sticky, removable, permanent, tire adhesive, clean room, 3 inch core, 1 inch core, no core and more. How the heck does anyone make heads or tails out of what they need to make a decision on which barcode labels to use for what!
It is [...]

By John Barth | Posted in Custom Labels | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Issues With Thermal Transfer Printheads?

January 29, 2008 – 5:47 pm

Are you dissatisfied with the print quality of your thermal transfer or direct thermal printer? Do they have unwanted lines and/or blank spots in the print? If so, your thermal transfer printhead might need cleaned or even replaced. The printhead is the most critical component of your thermal printer and one of the most delicate. [...]

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Asset Tracking Software on Three Levels

January 28, 2008 – 1:14 pm

So you are thinking about asset tracking software for you business. There are a lot of options with as many price ranges to consider. Every time you call a business for help, they want to sell you a system that costs more then your total infrastructure. Well here are the basics to understand when shopping [...]

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Label Rewinders – Do I Need One? Which One?

January 24, 2008 – 4:06 pm

We have a lot of experience with label rewinders since we print many labels for customers and we also get customer feedback on the label rewinders they buy from us. So here is the lowdown. If you buy a barcode printer and tend to print more then 30-50 labels in one shot, then a label [...]

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Primera LX410 and LX810 Water Resistant Printer Labels

January 21, 2008 – 5:27 pm

Do you ever have the ink run on your Primera printer labels? Is it due to moisture or humid conditions? Well, the answer may be in the label stock used in the Primera printer. The standard label stock is a high gloss that has some water resistance to it, but is not meant to get [...]

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Zebra Mobile Printers for This Rental Agency?

January 18, 2008 – 10:32 am

I am sure you have seen mobile printers used in many applications from car rental agency’s to restaurants, but this is a new one for us. The Zebra MZ320 printers are ideal for this application. These printers even work in the cold weather where this shot was taken.
The MZ Series Zebra Mobile Printers are a [...]

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Applications for Tamper Evident Labels

January 17, 2008 – 3:50 pm

Have you ever had to have a need for tamper evident labels? Well we have had a few customers call and some of the applications are quite interesting. First of all, lets talk about the kinds of tamper evident labels there are.
Tamper evident labels can come as void labels, labels that show a checkered pattern [...]

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Thermal Transfer Ribbon In Colors? Cool!

January 15, 2008 – 5:11 pm

Would you like to add a little more life to your product labels? Maybe you just want to color code different labels. Either way, there are a variety of colored thermal transfer ribbon to fit your exact printer. There have all sorts of colors including metallic silver, metallic gold, white, shamrock green, forest [...]

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The New Kyman Net Scanner In Action

January 14, 2008 – 10:20 am

We are already getting feedback from our first install of the new Kyman Net Scanner in one of our distribution customers. The first application is to use the Kyman in a darkly lit warehouse for inventory receiving and to have the the Kyman recognize many different symbologies that come in from a variety of different [...]

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Kyman Data Collection Scanner by Datalogic Mobile Computers

January 13, 2008 – 2:47 pm

The new long awaited launch of the Datalogic Kyman Scanner is here today! This is one of the most exciting launches in the past months for the barcode industry. Datalogic has loaded up this heavy duty mobile computer with all the bells and whistles. Here are

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